AMY GOODMAN and DAVID GOODMAN discuss their new book DEMOCRACY NOW!: TWENTY YEARS COVERING THE MOVEMENTS CHANGING AMERICA A South Africa Event on 2016-04-15 12:00:00 Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America (Simon & Schuster)*Please note the special start time of 12:00 PM.In 1996 Amy Goodman started a radio show called "Democracy … [Read more...] about AMY GOODMAN and DAVID GOODMAN discuss their new book DEMOCRACY NOW!: TWENTY YEARS COVERING THE MOVEMENTS CHANGING AMERICA
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Why African scientists must be champions for democracy | The Conversation
Science and innovation can improve the world –but scientists have to help ensure strong democracies too. Reuters/Kumerra Gemechu Hundreds of people were murdered in my home town during three bloody days in December 2015. They were victims of what’s come to be called the Zaria massacre, killed by soldiers who were supposed to protect them. A baby girl, scores of children, … [Read more...] about Why African scientists must be champions for democracy | The Conversation
How education theory could be used to help shape genuine democracy | The Conversation
Supplication to authority -- through pleading or vehement protest – is hardly the only way to bring about change in a democracy. Sumaya Hisham/EPACome 1994, many South Africans assumed that the official end of apartheid meant “job done – we are a democracy.” But despite an excellent constitution and world-class public institutions, the country looks increasingly dysfunctional. … [Read more...] about How education theory could be used to help shape genuine democracy | The Conversation
South Africa: finely balanced between autocracy and democracy | The Conversation
South Africans are increasingly taking to the streets to demand accountability from government. Reuters/Mike HutchingsSouth Africa has spent the last 20 years in transition, oscillating between a deepening and a reversal of democratic liberties. Global patterns suggest that the country has a higher chance of falling back into an autocracy than becoming an established … [Read more...] about South Africa: finely balanced between autocracy and democracy | The Conversation
South Africans are demanding more of their leaders, and democracy | The Conversation
Protestors against a lack of housing and other services in central Cape Town. More South Africans are taking to the streets to hold government accountable. Reuters/Mike Hutchings South Africa’s peaceful transition to democracy is widely admired on the continent and around the world. This year, the country marks the 22nd anniversary of this transition. President Jacob Zuma … [Read more...] about South Africans are demanding more of their leaders, and democracy | The Conversation
